What to Eat at Hatfield’s, Now Reopen and Reinvented

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Quinn and Karen Hatfield reopened their restaurant, Hatfield’s, in its new Melrose location yesterday, ending over a year of anticipation. The chef and pastry chef couple, who sprang respectively from Jean-Georges and Bouley, plus Gramercy Tavern, and met while working at Spago, earned a Michelin star in 2008 adding to a reputation and customer demand that quickly outgrew its space. The new restaurant is almost twice the size of the first, with a full steel and marble-topped bar, private dining room, and conservatory.

There are new dishes and desserts, plus a bar menu with sous vide chicken nuggets, and the prix-fixe, tasting menus, and ample vegetarian additions Karen Hatfield enthused to us about. Reps tell us Quinn’s hamachi and prosciutto Croque Monsieur is still served, along with new, typically well-balanced plates like loup de mer with almond dried apricot crunch and red onion soubise. There are over 100 wines offered and like any new spot is demanded, copious cocktails of “classic” origin and newfangled inspiration. Hatfield’s full bar, dinner, dessert, and first seasonal prix-fixe menus are below.